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Recognised as Colour

#8A48E2

  • #8A48E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A48E2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 72, 226 and HSL 266°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A48E2#8A48E2
HEX#8A48E2
RGBrgb(138, 72, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2824, 0.8863
RGB percentages54.1%, 28.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(265.7, 72.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 68.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,062,626
CSS custom property--colour: #8A48E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#75B71D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#756D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0E248
Analogous#4853E2, #D748E2
Triadic#E28A48, #48E28A
Split complementary#E2D748, #53E248
Tetradic#E24853, #A0E248, #48E2D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8FE
Lighter +30%#DECCF7
Lighter +20%#C2A0F0
Lighter +10%#A674E9
Darker −10%#6F22D5
Darker −20%#581BA9
Darker −30%#41147D
Darker −40%#2A0D51
More saturated +25%#862DFC
Less saturated −25%#8E62C7

Channel breakdown

R138
G72
B226
Red138 (54.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 48 · B E2

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